Healthy Banana Carrot Muffins

Since January 2010, I’ve had a muffin recipe lying around that I pulled from Everyday Food magazine and tacked onto the fridge. I pulled it off of the apartment fridge door when we moved to a house and tacked the recipe onto our new fridge. And then I had a baby in June 2011. Who has time to bake with a newborn? So there sat the recipe, yellowing, collecting dust. Until now.

When you’re feeding a toddler, you find that certain things are almost always a hit, and muffins is one of them. Who doesn’t love a muffin, right? The title “healthy morning muffins” and the nutrient-rich ingredients like carrots, bananas, oats and raisins pulled me in, as some days, the kid just cannot be pleased, but I want him to enjoy something nutritious. And did I mention I’m pregnant with kid #2? Ay caramba!

This photo isn’t staged. Honest! He was really excited to eat a muffin.

This recipe is a lifesaver. The original is smaller, making only about a dozen muffins. So I retooled it a bit and after just two tries, I’m pleased with the results. I also added in some pumpkin/squash puree to boost nutrients and moisture.